“Your gold when you’re a kid‚ like green. everything’s new‚ like dawn” (Hinton‚ 1967‚Pg. that was what Johnny told Ponyboy in his note in Gone With The Wind explaining what he meant by telling him “stay gold”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis is a dreamy boy who has problems with social classes which cause him to run away from home. By the end of the story‚ he learns to deal with loss and becomes an understanding‚ tuff boy. “When I stepped out of the bright sunlight of the dark
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In our world‚ there are many groups. For example‚ there are groups in school‚ groups in sports‚ and there are also gangs. This book‚ “The Outsiders” written by S.E.Hinton is about a gang called Greasers and the narrator‚ “Ponyboy” tells us about what happened the year before telling us the story of everyday life as a Greaser. In this book‚the author uses different types of techniques to contradict the characters to their gang. However‚ the author also does not connect the characters to the gang.
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Why Do Sports Matter? Sports in America have drastically changed in both positive and negative ways throughout the years. People surround sports as a part of their life and sometimes it’s their main priority. Though you may be a dedicated fan there are people who take it to the extreme leading to almost death in some occurrences. There is such as a thing as dedicated and loyal fan but the fact people do take it to outstanding extremities is ridiculous. Sports are seen in two ways: negative
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responsibility and parented his brothers while keeping two jobs. In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ Darry was a grown up boy‚ smart and brawn‚ who was the leader of a gang called the Greasers and was a guardian for his brothers. Darry took this role as a guardian or father of his brothers Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis after the death of their parents. The Greasers were in a heated rivalry with another gang called the Socs. Darry took responsibility for his family and gang members while working two
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ammonia and die. Duckweed does not have a specific depth of water that it is required to grow in‚ however it is not ideal for the duckweed to grow in shallow conditions. If the pond is too shallow than the freezing and evaporating point of the pond will fluctuate too much for the duckweed to grow. Duckweed is composed of a think cell wall‚ with chloroplasts‚ mitochondria‚ smooth ER‚ Rough ER‚ a vacuole‚ cytoplasm‚ goolgi body‚ nucleus‚ nucleolus. All these parts in duckweed help the plant carry
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Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion
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Why words matter? Words are no longer simple like what we hear‚ write or read because of the tremendous effect of them are incredible. In fact‚ words are powerful since they can hurt or ease pain‚ build or destroy a person‚ end war or start one and so on. Therefore‚ choosing our words wisely is very important. First off‚ confusing words make people misunderstand which can cause to a serious problem. For example‚ at the end of World War II‚ the Allied Power sent a message to the Japanese in demand
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“You met me at a strange time in my life.” These are the closing words to David Fincher’s Fight Club. Released in 1999 by Fox Studios‚ it stars Edward Norton‚ Brad Pitt‚ and Helena Bonham Carter. The film is a contemporary art piece that speaks the language of the modern emasculatedmacho man. It contains considerable amounts of violence that some would call gratuitous or senseless‚ but is in fact an attempt to speak metaphorically towards a deeper meaning. Fight Club ‚ like all art‚ is a reflection of our culture. It attempts to speak to us about
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Why Do Businesses Fail? A common reason for business setbacks or even failure is market competition. A rise in a competitor’s market share is often synonymous with a loss for others. Such downturns occur for two main reasons. First‚ a new competitor with creative products‚ financial support and dynamic employees has a competitive advantage over others. Second‚ more established companies do nothing to change their strategies in response to the new competition. This essay will examine four examples
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| Syllabus College of Humanities SOC/105 Version 5 Introduction to Popular American Culture | Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2004‚ 2003‚ 2002‚ 2000‚ 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course on modern American culture. The course focuses on the interactions between social forces such as advertising‚ media‚ and lifestyle and cultural trends in modern American society. Students are asked to cast a critical eye on current trends
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